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08401

ZIP 08401 is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County; area codes 609 and 640; Eastern time. Atlantic City has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 08404 and 08405.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Atlantic
Population
38,925
Coordinates
39.3773, -74.4511
☼ Live from 08401 — Atlantic City, NJ

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Where 08401 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 08401
  • 🔢 Type 08401 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOhBO — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 8,401 = 31 × 271. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10000011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 08362 (Vineland, NJ, 32 mi away) and 08402 (Margate City, NJ, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 08401 becomes 10480, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00841, 01084, 01840, 04108, 08014, 08041, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84010 in Bountiful, UT, 1,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 51% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,281 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 08401 and you would come out at 39.38°S, 105.55°E — 773 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 23m.
  • 📏 At 10.7 square miles of land, 08401 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,925This ZIP38,925
Households16,605This ZIP16,605
Housing units19,965This ZIP19,965
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8New Jersey40.1US 38.9
Median household income$41,126This ZIP$41,126New Jersey$103,556US $80,734
Median home value$207,400This ZIP$207,400New Jersey$454,400US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,138This ZIP$1,138New Jersey$1,720US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density3,646.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,646.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments832This ZIP832
Employees37,456This ZIP37,456
Annual payroll$1,674,260,000This ZIP$1,674,260,000
Tax returns filed16,210This ZIP16,210
Total adjusted gross income$627,685,000This ZIP$627,685,000

Land area

Land area10.68 sq miThis ZIP10.68 sq mi
Water area6.34 sq miThis ZIP6.34 sq mi

Other place names in 08401

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 08401

ZIPCityDistance
08404 Atlantic City, NJ 1.8 mi
08405 Atlantic City, NJ 1.8 mi
08406 Ventnor City, NJ 3.0 mi
08232 Pleasantville, NJ 3.5 mi
08201 Absecon, NJ 3.9 mi
08203 Brigantine, NJ 4.4 mi
08402 Margate City, NJ 4.5 mi
08225 Northfield, NJ 4.7 mi
08403 Longport, NJ 6.4 mi
08231 Oceanville, NJ 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 08401?

08401 is in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Atlantic County, part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.3773, -74.4511.

What county is 08401 in?

08401 lies in Atlantic County.

What area code is 08401?

Atlantic City uses area codes 609 and 640, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 08401 in?

08401 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 08401?

About 38,925 people live in ZIP code 08401, in 16,605 households, at 3,646.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 08401?

$41,126 a year, against $103,556 across New Jersey.

What ZIP codes are near 08401?

The closest are 08404 (1.8 mi), 08405 (1.8 mi), 08406 (3 mi), 08232 (3.5 mi) and 08201 (3.9 mi).

Is 08401 a PO Box ZIP code?

08401 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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